The Future of Architecture will be greatly influenced by the technological advancements of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) – or will it? How will the rapidly developing technology of automation potentially impact the way we engineer structures to produce architecture? In our interview with Timo Harboe Nielson, we explore how computational design could unite structural engineers and architects.
About the Guest:
Timo Harboe Nielsen is an architect-friendly structural engineer who specialises in computational design, geometry processing and parametric structural analysis. He sits comfortably at the intersection between Structural Engineering, Architecture and Coding. A graduate from Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (Technical University of Denmark), Timo aims to integrate computational technologies such as parametric modelling and programming with construction design – seeking to eliminate the repetitive tasks via the means of Automation. After working as Structural Engineer at BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group – for three years, he is currently a Computational Design Specialist (and a Structural Engineer, of course!) at Rambøll, Copenhagen.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to Timo Harboe Nielsen
06:02 QUESTION 1:
What would you define Computational Design (CD) as?
19:08 QUESTION 2:
Why do you think the AEC industry is so slow to catch up?
21:00 QUESTION 3:
Do you think that the need for structural engineers and architects would dissipate over time due to such advancements?
24:14 QUESTION 4:
What are the pathways or attitudes we need to develop toward becoming a computational designer?
29:00 QUESTION 5:
Computational Design seems daunting to beginners and outsiders, how do you think such notions can be overcome?
34:13 QUESTION 6:
Do you think that Computational Design could be the bridge where structural engineering meets architecture?
45:59 THE FUTURE OF ARCHITECTURE WITH COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN
Finally, in your opinion, what do you think the future of architecture holds in store? How do you think this can be achieved?
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Harvard Reference:
- AN ARCHITECT. 2021. The Future of Architecture – Talk 1: Computational Design – with Timo Harboe Nielsen. [ONLINE VIDEO] Available at: https://youtu.be/RRUT2FB4Ltc (Accessed: dd/mm/yyyy)
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